The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

AHc uiahu ARMY gave masquerade DaH
Wednesday evening.
March came in cold and clustering the thcrmon,.
eter Tuesday morning registering several degrees
below zero.
The Savationists in this city have made five
converts the past week, two young men and three
young women.
The Aldermen met on Monday and revised the
jury list. Sixty new names added making
106 names now in the box
Dr. s. w. johnson, of this city, will shortly leave
for New York where he will take six weeks
course in diseases of the throat and chest.
People holding city orders are requested to i'm
mcdiately present them to the Belfast National
Bank for payment The city treasurer wants to
make up his annual report.
1t must be something of surprise to those who
were duped into an investment by the promise of
large dividends to be called upon for an assess
ment, with the certainty of more to follow in the
near future.
No more linked fingers no more spearing OF de
funct flies who have made cemetery of the ink
stand; 10 wrestling with pens that will not do
rlght-we have in use a Paul f. Writ pen. Sec ad
verisement.
Rev Geo. L. Tufts of this city, lectured Monday
evening before the Rockland Young Mems Christian
Association. The association owns building and
is very prosperous.
| The spring term Of the East Maine Seminary, at
l'ucksrort, begins March 18th. See advertisement
IN another column. Hamm, the piano tuner is
coming to town. See adj.
The decision Of the Law Court in the Of
George f. Wallace In Equity Robert Halves
ct ais. has been received. "Bill sustained Decree
accordingly: No costs allowed"
Workmen are now remodelling the interior Of
the passenger depot in this city The two waiting
rooms are made into one the ticket office is en-
larged to double the former size, and other needed
improvements will be made.
Some OF the musical young men of this city
forming band, and meet for practice in the room
over Wayiand Knowltons Office in the Savings
Bank building. The instruments are those used
by the late Be'fast Brass Band.
No. engine compan, elected the following off
GERS on Tuesday evening: IL. J. Locke, foreman;
VIM. kimball, LIST asst. foreman; Chas. Brier sec
ond asst; l. NJ. Cottreil, CLERK and treasurer 4.
Colburn, foreman leading hose; W. IL. Walker,
< foreman suction hose.
Mr.. Martin V. Deano, OF Winterport who has
heretofore run ferry across the Pcnoscot at that
point, has sold out the business to Frank b. Walker.
As 1t is necessary the appointment must be made
by the County Commissioners, that board met in
Belfast Tuesday and appointed Mr.. Walker.
The delay in confirming Mr.. II. l.. kilgore, who
was appointed postmaster Of Belfast in December
last, has caused some comment. but Mr.. H. has re
ccived letter from senator Frye who SAYS there
are no objections to him and that he will soon be
confirmed. Three Maine pusi,nasters were CON
filmed last saturday.
The annual meeting of the Masonic Temple As
ISOLATION was held at the Temple Tuesday c, eni,g
The following board of directors was elected:
t Hiram Chase \. f. Houston II. l.. Kilgore, $ H.
: Mathews and Robert Burgess Subsequently,
Hiram Chase was elected president, |. NJ. Board,
man treasurer and \. c. Burgess secretary
The leasing of the store in Hayfor.l Block will
compel the removal of Mr.. l.. D. ..yg, the cunfec-
toner. We asked him where he would move to,
and he said ''The Lord only knows. Since | have
been in Belfast have been burned ont three times
and have packed up and moved out twice. besides
several other removals"
street Commissioner Pierce had about 81 Al less
to eNpcnd than his predecessor, but has done eve
work and has turned in to the city treasurer 300
i'll cash, with probably 800 more to follow when
he closes his accounts. Under his administration
as much has been done with one dollar as was done
with two dollars the year before.
;, Webster has his new yacht planked and she is as
{ slick as Il whistle. We envy the one whs, as own
err, will hold her tier when she is set aloat Work
: on the Clark and kmball yacht is progressing.
She is to be panked outside with hard wood, and
: Will be Il daisy. Put down sailing regatta
of the features of the coming season.
t STEAMER NOTES. steamer katahdiu loft Boston
I Sunday morning for the Pcnobscot, ut put into
) Portland, where she remained all night, arriving
in Belfast Monday afternoon. She left this end of
the route for Boston Tuesday,. steamer Mount
Waldo is on her way from New York with coal for
Bangor parties, and will discharge Buck sport.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday visited Il
number of places in this city where steam heating,
apparatus is used with view of getting ideas
concerning heating the Court House hy the same
: : means They thinl with steam heat ana wntrr
works the records Will be safe as though vaults
were put into the building. They advertise this
4 week for proposals.
FEBRl AIRY WEATHER. From Mr.. l.. ii. Murrh,
of this city we learn that the average Temperature
for the past month 2l.43, which was a tritlc
warmer than the average February weather f. I
1856, but two degrees colder than the average
four days and showed thirteen, twenty-five
, inches of snow falling.
t We out in the cold this winter, 10 steam
. boats can even get to Belfast for ice. ICastnc
Correspondence Mt. Desert Herald.
= rms Item III various shapes has appeared in
many of the Maine papers, but is wholly Unbound
, ed. There has been no time during this winter
when our bay has been obstructcd by ice, although
we nave mad an unusual amount of extreme cold
weather. Not only steamers but sailing vessels
have arrived anG departed without the least dini-
Guilty and the bay is clear Of lie to-day as in
summer time.
TIE SICK. NJ. i. Cooper has been confined to
his house, but is now out. ..Mr.W I. Howard has
been unable to attend to his business for several
weeks. Mrs o. g. White, of this city, who has
been very i'll and threatened with pneumonia is re
covering. Mr.. Joseph Wight of this city, 81;
years OF age, is very ill Mr.. Jonathan Holmes,
OF this city, who was stricken with paralysis last
week, remains unconscious and cannot recover....
Mr. j. Y Cottre, of this city, is still confined to
his house and remains much the same as last week.
Personal. Mrs. c. J. Hall, of this city, has
gone to New York to join her husband and from
thence they go to North Carolina and Georgia MIR
Hall has been to Chicago Il business trp......
Mr. +. $. Holmes, of Cambridge, MIR J. A. Holmes,
of Boston, and Mrs Sarah +. Hill of Norway
sons and daughter OF Mr. Jonathan Holmes a g in
Belfast ut their sisters, Mrs. Nelson Rich They
were called here by the illness of Mr. Holmes
Mr. Willis Gates, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Gates
of this city, is at home Il visit from Watham
! Mass.
=, | AN OLD DISCHARGE. Mr.. J. g. Cook, of this
city, in ovcrhauling some papers left by his mother
came across discharge OF his father James Cook
| who was marine in the United States Navy sery-
ing in the frgate Macedonian. After serving four
and half years of five years enlistment Mr..
Cook was discharged by furnishing il substitute
The following is a copy of the discharge: ITO all
whom it may concern This is to certify that James
Cook, private of marines, being about 26 years
of age five feet * inches high, having gray eyes
brown hair, fair complexion, and by occupation a
farmer, says he was born in Massachusetts, is here
by discharged from the service of the United states
by procuring substitute The document is dated
at Washington, November, 1921, and is in !; goo.
state of preservation.
A TROJAN FALLS AMONG THIEVES. The Ban
gOr Commercial reports that a man named Reuben
A. Hollis came to that city last week from Troy,
bent on horse trade. He had a horse and pung
and the whole outfit was worth about SIXTY dollars.